Apocalypse: The Second World War

Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)


  • Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
  • Creator: Henri de Turenne, Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle, Jean-Louis Guillaud
  • First Air Date: 2009-09-08
  • Last Air Date: 2009-09-22
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 6
  • Status: Ended
  • Production Company: CC&C
  • Production Country: France, Belgium, Canada, United Kingdom
  • Network: France 2
  • Directors: , .
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Summary

A six-part French documentary about the Second World War composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents, soldiers, resistance fighters and private citizens. The series is shown in color, with the black and white footage being fully colorized, save for some original color footage. The only exception to the treatment are most Holocaust scenes, which are presented in the original black and white.

  • Keywords: holocaust (shoah), world war ii, nazi, allies, miniseries, soldier, warfare, bombing, 1940s, axis
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    Apocalypse: The Second World War Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2009-09-08
    6 Episodes

    Apocalypse: The Second World War Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1L’Agression60 min
    Season 1Episode 2L’Écrasement60 min
    Season 1Episode 3Le Choc60 min
    Season 1Episode 4L’Embrasement60 min
    Season 1Episode 5L’Étau60 min
    Season 1Episode 6L’Enfer60 min
    • Mathieu Kassovitz

      as Narrator (voice)
    • Dwight D. Eisenhower

      as Self (archive footage)
    • Adolf Hitler

      as Self (archive footage)
    • Franklin D. Roosevelt

      as Self (archive footage)
    • Charles de Gaulle

      as Self (archive footage)
    • Heinrich Himmler

      as Self (archive footage)
    • Erwin Rommel

      as Self (archive footage)
    • Joseph Stalin

      as Self (archive footage)
    • Hermann Göring

      as Self (archive footage)
    • Winston Churchill

      as Self (archive footage)
    • Benito Mussolini

      as Self (archive footage)
    Production Louis Vaudeville Producer
    Visual Effects Jean-François Bouret Visual Effects
    Sound Kenji Kawai Music
    Directing Isabelle Clarke Director
    Directing Daniel Costelle Director
    Writing Henri de Turenne Writer
    Writing Isabelle Clarke Writer
    Writing Daniel Costelle Writer
    Writing Jean-Louis Guillaud Writer

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